other than HID

[ASTCB7]

what other aftermarket bulbs out there instead of HID and that wont burn your harness? thanks

[91_CB7_Sedan]

check ebay and other sites for those L.E.D. headlights, I've never had/seen them in a car before, but would be cool for someone to test them out.

[RUGER 2.2L]

what other aftermarket bulbs out there instead of HID and that wont burn your harness? thanks

Hmmm the first thing that comes to mind would probably be PIAA bulbs. My girlfriend has them on her civic, and they definitely make an improvement. However, I am still not sure if it is $90 worth of improvement. I guess its up to you and how much money you want to throw into bulbs that are better than oem without going to hid's.

On a side note, I know I have said this before in other threads and it is a little but if you want more light output and you don't want to spend a fortune, maybe consider throwing on some aftermarket driving/fog lights. I have a $20 set made by pilot on my car and I got a dramatic increase in light output and I personally think they look bad ass Anyhow that is just my two cents. Hope you can find this information useful.

[accordztech]

havent tried them myself but HIR bulbs.

[CB7Man]

I've had the cheap ass $50 HIDs on my car for years, they dont burn anything up.
Where u getting your false info?

PIAA's are high wattage, if you want to burn something get those.

LED bulbs light up the houseing and look like SEX, but they give you no light output otherwise.

Projectors can (depending on what ones you get) give you alot better output.
Usually though were back talking HID's ofcourse.

So either go HID or suffer

[RyderzUnlimited]

HID's is the way to go. And they are getting more affortable
everyday. But if you want another option. Before HID's were real
popular, I've always used "Nokya Artic White Stage 2," with
a harness just to be safe. And they look like HID's in the headlight
housing. But weren't as bright as HID's but brighter then your
everyday bulbs.

[CB7_91/DX]

HID's is the way to go. And they are getting more affortable
everyday. But if you want another option. Before HID's were real
popular, I've always used "Nokya Artic White Stage 2," with
a harness just to be safe. And they look like HID's in the headlight
housing. But weren't as bright as HID's but brighter then your
everyday bulbs.

x2 on the Nokya's

I bought those more than times they always melt my oe harness, never bought the nokya harness. So if you want to use that brand must buy nokya harness.

[mercyboy]

HID's is the way to go. And they are getting more affortable
everyday. But if you want another option. Before HID's were real
popular, I've always used "Nokya Artic White Stage 2," with
a harness just to be safe. And they look like HID's in the headlight
housing. But weren't as bright as HID's but brighter then your
everyday bulbs.

i go with ryderz.......Nokya artic. are really popular bulbs...although i used to have them on a van would only last mabye 1year then it starts to loose it's brightness....But it depends on your taste...I mean hid are cheaper...I bought mines for 50 at a asian store with 8000k and they look pretty blinding lmao

[RobS763]

i got some hyper white buld from harbor freight and their about 2 or 3x brighter only $5 a bulb

[deevergote]

I've had the cheap ass $50 HIDs on my car for years, they dont burn anything up.
Where u getting your false info?

From me.

Drawing twice the power of standard halogens through the stock wires WILL damage the harness. If yours hasn't been damaged yet, you have been lucky. I've seen it happen in a matter of months.


A $15 auxiliary harness to the battery will prevent any damage to the main harness. It's really not a big deal. Get HIDs, and get the auxiliary harness. With today's prices, you can do it for under $100. Of course, you'll blind people if you don't do a proper projector retrofit...

[HardInThePaint]

Drawing twice the power of standard halogens through the stock wires WILL damage the harness. If yours hasn't been damaged yet, you have been lucky. I've seen it happen in a matter of months.

Does having a 35w HID vs a 55w HID make any difference?

[deevergote]

The warmup draw is still going to exceed what the OEM halogens draw... which means it's exceeding the intended capabilities of the wiring.

Once HIDs are warmed up, they draw that amount... which is lower than halogen.



The harness is $15 from 3bspecialties. There's really no reason not to get it. Some HID kits come with one, I'm told (the 2 kits I've gotten didn't)

[c11x]

i was under the impression to buy a HID kit with digital ballasts, they draw less power, usually under 10amp

[deevergote]

As far as I know, not when warming up. Only once they're warmed up.


I may be wrong... but I have yet to see anything to convince me otherwise.

[c11x]

I run the ddmtuning kit on my streetbike and havent blown a fuse yet,still run the 10amp.

this is from their website


"Fully digital, draws less than 6 amps at start up and 3.4 amps at normal operating temperature. This system provides 3200-3400 Lumens at 35 watts and an amazing 5000 Lumens at 55 watts per bulb. In comparison, a typical halogen bulb produces 900-1200 lumens."